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Arpaio: DHS decision on 287 (g) won’t stop crime sweeps
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he won’t stop enforcing laws against illegal immigration or conducting his crime suppression sweeps because of changes made to the 287 (g) program by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Women in politics: The heat of the kitchen
In her news conference Friday (July 3) announcing she is going to resign as Alaska governor, Sarah Palin bemoaned what she said were women in political office being held to a different standard. In a 2008 interview at a Newsweek event in Los Angeles, however...
Napolitano kills domestic satellite program
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano killed a program begun by the Bush administration that would use U.S. spy satellites for domestic security and law enforcement.
Legislature passes additional restrictions on abortion
Senators passed two measures June 23 that would put additional restrictions on abortions performed in Arizona and modify the statutory definition of partial-birth abortion.
Arizonans abundant at U.S. Department of Homeland Security
There are no saguaros growing on the banks of the Potomac, but Washington, D.C., is starting to look a lot like Phoenix — at least at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Dems stockpiling political ammunition for 2010
Democrats have tried nearly every conceivable strategy in the past four months and have, at times, sounded like a broken record as they seek an invitation from Republicans to negotiate the fiscal 2010 budget.
Budget deadlines become a moving target
A lawmaker half-jokingly predicted several weeks ago that this year’s legislative session might turn out to be the session that never ends. For now at least, it is shaping up to be the session of cancelled budget hearings.
Rough first 100 days for Napolitano
Former Gov. Janet Napolitano had to deal with a Republican-controlled state Legislature in Arizona, but the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security now faces a barrage of criticism from congressional Republicans who see her as the easiest target in the Obama administration.
Napolitano could gain back some points by handling swine flu
A national poll last week showed 45 percent of Americans do not think Janet Napolitano is doing a good job as secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
